 | William Henry Davenport Adams, Author of The Mediterranean illustrated - 1888 - 458 páginas
...Khan, or Shaikh, or even Saiyad, a descendant of the Prophet. ' In the Punjab,' writes Mr. Beames, ' where the process of conversion has been carried out...Shaikh, Next year, if grain is dear, I shall be a Saiyad, — meaning that if he sold his crops well he should be wealthy enough to assume this latter... | |
 | Sir John Strachey - 1888 - 458 páginas
...Khan, or Shaikh, or even Saiyad, a descendant of the Prophet. ' In the Punjab,' writes Mr. Beames, ' where the process of conversion has been carried out...Shaikh, Next year, if grain is dear, I shall be a Saiyad, — meaning that if he sold his crops well he should be wealthy enough to assume this latter... | |
 | Percy Stafford Allen, John de Monins Johnson - 1908 - 426 páginas
...often been accompanied with the honorific title of Sayyid, as to give rise to the familiar proverb, ' Last year I was a weaver ; this year I am a Shaikh ; next year, if prices rise, I shall be a Sayyid.' Some of the most famous Muslim theologians in India and heads of... | |
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Last year I was a weaver, this year I am a Shaikh, Next year, if grain is dear, I shall be a Saiyad, — meaning that if he sold his crops well he should be wealthy enough to assume this latter title. 